Project Finance Portfolio Manager

Veritas Partners is seeking a Project Finance Portfolio Manager in Reston, VA, responsible for managing non-recourse loan transactions in renewable energy. Key tasks include analyzing loan portfolios, negotiating loan structures, and providing credit risk assessments. The role requires strong financial skills, relationship management, and a Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience. This is a full-time position with a salary range of $130K–$160K.
Responsibilities:

· Originate, analyze, process and service non-recourse loan transactions primarily in the renewable energy sector.

· Develop and maintain relationships with financial institutions and sponsors including evaluating non-recourse loan portfolios that are being syndicated by other banks.

· Lead the negotiating, structuring and legal documentation of assigned non-recourse loan opportunities.

· Serve as a resource to organizations and internally by providing advice related to the structuring and underwriting of projects that require non–recourse financing.

· Partner with the Director Project Finance in the preparation and maintenance of the non-recourse loan pipeline and other reports required by senior management.

· Oversee and preform detailed analysis on prospective credits, including comprehensive credit underwriting, detailed financial modeling and credit recommendations.

· Risk Rate credits for assigned loan portfolio, which includes evaluating quantitative and qualitative factors, and developing strategies to mitigate ongoing credit risk.

· Monitor credit compliance, analyze associated risks, and make recommendations for appropriate resolution, which may include discussions with financial institutions, sponsors and other non-recourse project participants and preparing requests for consents or waivers.

· Detect potential problem credits, advise appropriate internal parties, assist in the resolution of any credit issue, which may include the restructuring of a problem loan.

· Strong interpersonal skills and ability to create and maintain strong relationships both internally and our external partners and borrowers.

· Strong credit risk and financial analytical skills.

· Knowledge of financial and accounting principles with the ability to read financial documents.

· Knowledge of non-recourse loan structures and legal documents.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

· Strong financial forecasting and modeling skills.

Requirements:

· Bachelor’s Degree in finance, accounting or related field required.

· 5+ years of combined credit underwriting, credit risk management experience or business research and analysis covering the electric power industry, renewable/solar energy, in a commercial bank or non-banking financial institution.

· Completion of a credit risk loan underwriting training program preferred.